Deals
Venture-backed Definiens sells assets to listed Trimble
Venture-backed Trimble Definiens has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Trimble in an all-cash transaction.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Inflexion catches Fish Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Preston-based Fish Insurance from Mosaic Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
FL Partners backs UK Yacht company Sunseeker
FL Partners has acquired a majority stake in UK luxury motor yacht manufacturer, Sunseeker International, as part of a deal that will see the company receive £25m in new investments.
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected €500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Apax bids for Utimaco Safeware
Apax Partners has bid €17.10 per share for Utimaco Safeware AG using its shell company Shield Bidco Limited.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured €1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
Barclays Private Equity puts Schneider Gruppe on the block
Barclays Private Equity is looking to exit its portfolio company Schneider Gruppe.
NORD Holding takes a stake in Avista Oil AG
NORD Holding has taken a stake in Avista Oil AG for a double-digit million euro amount.
AUCTUS adds SSTH to Career Partner
AUCTUS portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) based in Chur.
Butler Capital invests in Groupe Christian Bernard
Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired an undisclosed stake in French jeweler Christian Bernard.
Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires FDG group
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a 79.6% stake in French category management group FDG from its founding families.
Phoenix-backed Precise Media buys MediaGen
Precise Media Group has acquired media monitoring specialist MediaGen, with the support of Phoenix Equity Partners.
ISIS-backed ITG acquires Total Marketing Services
ISIS Equity Partners has invested £3.2m for Inspired Thinking Group’s (ITG) acquisition of Total Marketing Services LLP(TMS).
Vesalius and LRM back Complix
Vesalius Biocapital and LRM have backed Belgian pharmaceutical company, Complix NV.
NORD Holding backs MBO of Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH, backing the company's MBO as part of a succession solution.
eCAPITAL funds svh24.de with €4m
Venture firm eCAPITAL has provided €4m for the expansion of online tool company svh24.de GmbH.
Finance Wales co-sponsors Altech in £610,000 investment
Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly have given Altech Software a £610,000 investment.
Perfectis sells Philippe Manutention to Groupe Manuloc
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its majority stake in forklifts distributor Philippe Manutention to industrial group Manuloc.
NextStage et al. invest €3m in Port Adhoc
French marina services operator Port Adhoc has raised €3m in a new round of fundraising led by Nextstage.
Montezemolo, Rothschild and Amadeus back Octo Telematics
Montezemolo & Partners has led an investment in MetaSystem Group spin out, Octo Telematics. Amadeus Capital Partners and Rothschild Growth Capital also invested in the round.
Xange Private Equity funds Iptego
XAnge Private Equity has invested in Iptego, a software developer for the telecommunications industry.
Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested €4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested €1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.